Beyond the White Noise: Mission in a Multicultural World (Paperback)

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Product Description

Drawing on his experiences as a missionary in the Philippines, the author shares insights on how we can replace the old neocolonial concept of mission with new co-mission.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Chalice Press (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827202237
• ISBN-13: 978-0827202238
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,006,869 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Are you open to other cultures? Do you really know them?, February 17, 2007

By	E. Unangst (Germansville, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book opened my eyes on how a person must feel when we (US christians) try to come to their country to "save them" and make them have a better world. Perhaps our methods and ideals are not theirs. I never realized how we are trying to plant our way of life and change theirs. We must first learn their culture and not impress our way of life on them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book before you travel , December 17, 2007

By	Maryjane Westra (Minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book should be required reading for anyone planning an overseas mission trip. This book emphasis DOING WITH rather than DOING FOR. It points out the flaws in a patronistic mission philosophy and introduces a way to improve your own view of other cultures and open your mind to a multiculture society and world.

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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What does the developing world have to teach us?, July 6, 1998

By A Customer

The book uses interesting anecdotes to take the reader on a jouney of self-discovery. In the midst of the author's missionary experience in the Phillipines - he is constantly learning what it means to be human, from those he is supposed to be serving.